CRP in all children (n = 1730) | CRP only in children at clinical risk (n = 1417) | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % or IQR | n | % or IQR | ||
Male | 942 | 53.4 % | 735 | 51.9 % | 0.36 |
Age (median) | 3.6 | 1.6–8 | 2.7 | 1.3–5.5 | < 0.0001 |
Fever ≥ 38 °C | 961 | 85.7 % | 949 | 87.6 % | 0.19 |
Duration of fever | 2 | 1–2 | 2 | 1–2 | 0.99 |
Diarrhoea or vomiting | 409 | 24.2 % | 347 | 25.0 % | 0.61 |
Breathlessness | 99 | 6.0 % | 65 | 4.7 % | 0.13 |
Body temperature ≥ 40 °C | 119 | 7.6 % | 120 | 9.5 % | 0.09 |
Diarrhoea and 12–30 Months | 75 | 4.4 % | 77 | 5.6 % | 0.15 |
Clinician concern | 192 | 11.6 % | 148 | 10.8 % | 0.48 |